Help for extreme OCD

 

Hello all. Wondering if anyone has had success conquering OCD and if so, how did you do it?? My compulsions are driving me crazy. It takes me sometimes 10 minutes to leave the house because of my "rituals". Everything I do involves these rituals. Showering, driving, eating, going to bed, you name it. I'm 33 and my compulsions started around the age of 12. They are just getting worse. Every day I say, OK I'm going to stop doing such and such ritual but then my anxiety is terrible if I don't do it. I don't even hide it from my husband and kids anymore. Needless to say they think I'm very weird!! I think if I could conquer OCD I'd be so much happier and less stressed. Anyone have any advice or recommendations??

Thanks in advance :)

Chrissy

hi, I have terrible ocd at age 27. so bad im on social security because of it. the truth is its more powerful than we are at times and recognizing when it gets bad is the first step to beating it. what I mean is these compulsions will come and go. some days way worse than others, but what I have found helps that the days when its really bad and its got total control over me I say to myself this is just my ocd taking total control over me. im not in control right now, and the more I recognize when thats happening the more I become in control. so just let it run over you the days when its bad but recognize and tell yourself this is the ocd and it will slowly get better at times. become as familiar as possible with this demon disease. try to figure out what time of the day its at its worst and what makes it mad. the more you figure your ocd out the more control you will have. medications will nit help, but just make you more unfamiliar with your disease. good luck.